2001 Northwestern Wildcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2001 Northwestern Wildcats football File:Northwestern wildcats CMKY 80 100 0 0.svg 150px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 4–7 2–6 Randy Walker 3rd Kevin Wilson 3rd Spread 4–3 Napoleon Harrishttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf#page=9 Year-by-Year Results 2007 150 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20190316165052/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf#page=9 2019-03-16 live 2019-03-14 Zak Kustok Ryan Field The 2001 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Ryan Field and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Randy Walker. Prior to the season, senior safety Rashidi Wheeler of Ontario, California collapsed and died during preseason conditioning drills on August 3rd, 2001. An initial report from the Cook County medical examiner indicated that bronchial asthma was the cause of death, and that his death was not heat-related.NU Football Player Rashidi Wheeler Dies During Conditioning Drills - Northwestern Wildcats - Official Athletics Website https://nusports.com/news/2001/8/3/NU_Football_Player_Rashidi_Wheeler_Dies_During_Conditioning_Drills 2026-08-30 nusports.com Schedule 2001 AP Central September 7 Friday 7:00 pm w y y 16 UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV ESPN2 37–28 26,721 September 15 y Navy Ryan Field Evanston, IL Canceled https://nusports.com/news/2001/9/12/Football_Game_With_Navy_Canceled Football Game With Navy Canceled nusports.com September 12, 2001 July 31, 2024 September 22 5:00 pm w y y 16 Duke Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC 44–7 18,427 September 29 2:30 pm w 16 Michigan State 23 Ryan Field Evanston, IL ABC 27–26 40,103 October 6 6:45 pm l y 14 Ohio State Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN 20–38 104,042 October 13 11:00 am w y Minnesota Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN Plus 23–17 31,097 October 20 2:30 pm l 22 Penn State Ryan Field Evanston, IL ABC 35–38 42,512 October 27 11:00 am l y Purdue 24 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ESPN2 27–32 67,181 November 3 12:00 pm l y Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN 21–56 26,213 November 10 11:00 am l Iowa Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN Plus 16–59 36,458 November 17 11:00 am l y Bowling Green Ryan Field Evanston, IL 42–43 23,545 November 22 Thursday 12:00 pm l y Illinois 10 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry ESPN2 28–34 45,755https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/northwestern/2001-schedule.html 2001 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Resultshttps://nusports.com/sports/football/schedule/2001 2001 Football Schedule nusports.com July 31, 2024 Roster 2001 Northwestern Wildcats f 20 Sr Damien Anderson RB y 62 Jr Austin King C y 73 Jr Jeff Roehl T y 10 Sr Zak Kustok QB y C 56 Sr Mike Souza OL 32 Sr Sam Simmons Sam Simmons (American football) WR y 2 Sr Kevin Bentley LB y 7 So Ray Bogenrief DE 94 Fr Luis Castillo Luis Castillo (American football) DT y 98 Jr Pete Chapman DT 97 Fr Colby Clark DT 27 Jr Raheem Covington CB 3 Jr Pat Durr LB 8 Sr Napoleon Harris LB y C 96 Fr Greg Lutzen DE https://web.archive.org/web/20020208082519/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com:80/football/college/rosters/2001/nnv/ *Randy Walker 2002-02-08 Team players in the NFL 2 Northwestern Wildcats Player Position Round Pick NFL club Napoleon Harris Linebacker 1 23 Oakland Raiders Kevin Bentley Linebacker 4 101 Cleveland Browns Sam Simmons Wide Receiver 5 170 Miami Dolphins References Northwestern Category:Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Wildcats football